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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Net farm income for 2018 is projected to hit the lowest level since 2006, according to a report released today from the USDA's Economic Research Service.
Farmers and ranchers told a key Senate committee Wednesday to loosen the federal government’s regulatory reins so they can be competitive in today’s marketplace.
As lawmakers prepare to move a new farm bill, one of the smallest titles is taking on an outsized importance as Congress looks to address priority issues for the Trump administration.
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association believes recent allegations of sexual harassment against Wayne Pacelle and his subsequent resignation as CEO of the Humane Society of the United States will have a “significant impact” on the group’s fundraising.
The American Feed Industry Association is calling on the FDA to consider streamlining or removing several federal regulations and record-keeping requirements that it says are unclear, duplicative, antiquated or do nothing to make the animal food supply safer.
Rice producers wanting to enhance current conservation efforts have until March 2 to apply for a special Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) led by the USA Rice-Ducks Unlimited Rice Stewardship Partnership.
Rep. Peter Roskam, chairman of the House Ways and Means health subcommittee, told colleagues and witnesses at a hearing this week that Congress has “only begun to scratch the surface” in its efforts to reduce opioid abuse.
So which way are land values heading? Farmers National Company says there are both positive and negative factors at work that are affecting the market, and the next six months will tell the tale.
Whether it’s the FDA tightening control over produce safety as it implements the Food Safety Modernization Act or the Interior Department’s policies on cattle grazing, farmers and ranchers can get caught up in complex regulations written by agencies that often don’t understand agriculture the way USDA does.
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